NICK Hancock is being dropped after 10 years as host of TV's They Think It's All Over.

He will be replaced by stand-up comic Lee Mack when the light-hearted sports quiz returns in the autumn.

Regular panellists Rory McGrath and Phil Tuffnell are still in talks.

But insiders revealed last night that Jonathan Ross and former soccer star Ian Wright are expected to remain in the line-up.

The change is part of a revamp ordered by former BBC1 boss Lorraine Heggessey, who believed the show had become too laddish. Her successor Peter Fincham - who developed the programme while boss of TV company Talkback - agreed to the overhaul in a bid to attract a wider audience.

As well as fresh faces, new games and features will also be introduced for the show, which was last screened in September. New host Mack, 35, got his big TV break on ITV's Bafta-winning comedy The Sketch Show.

A show spokeswoman said none of the changes were yet official.

She added: "We're really delighted to be doing another series and we are looking at the line-up but nothing has been confirmed."